Skarhus v. Davanni's Inc.

OPINION

WRIGHT, Judge.

Relator challenges the determination by the unemployment law judge (ULJ) that relator was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because she committed employment misconduct and that relator did not show good cause for failing to participate in an evidentiary hearing. Relator argues that (1) her conduct does not satisfy the statutory definition of “employment misconduct” because theft of food valued at less than four dollars was a single incident without a significant adverse impact on her employer, and (2) she did not participate in the hearing because it was…